What makes the report different?

The aim of the UK Innovation Report is to facilitate policy discussions on innovation and industrial performance – and the interplay between them. While numerous sources of data on the topic of innovation exist, the UK Innovation Report aims to make a contribution by bringing together, in a single place, innovation and value-added indicators in a concise and accessible format.

Instead of structuring the report according to traditional input and output indicators, the intention of the report is to include data that provides rich quantitative representations of the vitality of both the UK’s innovation activity and its industrial performance in an international context.

An important theme throughout the report is the analysis of sectoral and regional data to better understand the drivers of national performance and provide more granular policy insights. While the report does not make specific policy recommendations, it does highlight areas where additional evidence and policy action may be required.

Motivation

 To review the UK’s innovation and industrial performance and compare it with that of other selected countries;

 To facilitate discussions on the relation between innovation and sectoral competitiveness; and

 To contribute to the evidence base that is available to inform industrial and innovation policy.